The lawyers of a Palestinian protest at Columbia University are expected to be contested with federal officials in court on Wednesday.
On Monday, a federal judge temporarily stopped the removal of Mahmud Khalil, and stopped the government from deporting him before Wednesday’s hearing in New York.
Was Khalil Federal immigration officials arrested Saturday night In the university -owned apartment. Khalil’s lawyer, Amy Greer, said that the officials are working on an order of the State Department to cancel Khalil’s students visa and green cards. Khalil was sent to a detention center in Jinna, Louisiana. His lawyers said he would not be present at the New York hearing.
Khalil graduated with a master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs in December. A 30 -year -old boy is married to an American citizen who is eight months pregnant.
President Trump said on Monday that Khalil was arrested Only “Of The Many Overcoming” In the midst of a White House crackdown against students and alleged “angry people”, protesting the Israeli war with Hamas.
White House spokesman Crolley Lavit said on Tuesday that Khalil was given the honor of coming to this country to study in one of the best universities and colleges in our country – and he took advantage of this opportunity by supporting the terrorists.
Levites alleged that Khalil had distributed flyers on the Colombian campus that was “supportive”.
“We have a zero tolerance policy together with the terrorist period,” said Levit.
Although Khalil has been accused of making statements in support of Hamas, he has not been accused of providing any material assistance publicly. His lawyers say he is being punished for the use of a safe speech.
Khalil’s lawyers said in a statement on Monday that Khalil was “selected as an example to completely stop the lawful disagreement by violating the first amendment.”
The arrest of Khalil “came to support President Trump’s executive orders,” said Homeland Security Department in a statement.
Foreign Secretary Marco Rubio posted on social media that “we will cancel Hamas supporters’ visas and/or green cards in the United States to be deported.”
The arrest was criticized by some Columbia University students and professors and led to a protest in Manhattan on Monday.
School interim president Katrina Armstrong declared arrest and federal government Million in Federal Funds Due to the alleged hostility in the campus “a challenging moment for our community” A message to the community of Columbia University on Monday.
Armstrong wrote, “At present, everyone’s eyes are on Columbia. It comes to us to ensure our university, and in fact Higher’s higher education values ​​are more widely, alive and leads to development.”
